As if he had a time machine straight out of a Marvel film, Hugh Jackman foresaw the friendship between Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds years before they ever met.
Levy recalls the 香蕉视频直播淴-Men香蕉视频直播� actor bringing up Reynolds on the set of his 2011 sci-fi film 香蕉视频直播淩eal Steel,香蕉视频直播� which starred Jackman.
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He says Reynolds handpicked Levy to direct and co-write 香蕉视频直播淒eadpool & Wolverine香蕉视频直播� 香蕉视频直播� the third movie in his hit Deadpool franchise and the first from Marvel Studios after its parent company Disney acquired 20th Century Fox. It香蕉视频直播檚 out Friday.
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Evidently, they love to play hard too. Levy says he, Reynolds and Jackman are close friends in real life, and the press tour for 香蕉视频直播淒eadpool & Wolverine香蕉视频直播� 香蕉视频直播渉as basically been like a boy香蕉视频直播檚 trip paid for by Disney.香蕉视频直播�
At the film香蕉视频直播檚 Canadian premiere in Toronto on Tuesday, the trio took over a downtown multiplex where they also signed autographs and met fans, many decked out in costumes for the sneak preview.
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Set a few years after 2018香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播淒eadpool 2,香蕉视频直播� the titular Canadian anti-superhero is down on his luck, fresh off bombing a job interview with the Avengers and being dumped by his girlfriend. But when he香蕉视频直播檚 tapped by interdimensional agency the Time Variance Authority, led by Matthew Macfadyen香蕉视频直播檚 smarmy Mr. Paradox, to mercy kill his own withering universe within the multiverse, he refuses and recruits an especially cranky iteration of fellow Canuck Wolverine to save the day.
When they aren香蕉视频直播檛 squabbling and tearing each other to shreds, Deadpool and Wolverine are teaming up against Emma Corrin香蕉视频直播檚 Cassandra Nova, ruler of the Void, a purgatory between multiverses the protagonists find themselves trapped in.
Although Reynolds had been pitching a Deadpool-Wolverine team-up for years, Jackman was initially hesitant, wanting to preserve the legacy of his adamantium-clawed character. However, Levy notes the chance to collaborate with friends ultimately swayed the Australian actor.
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Fan expectations are high for 香蕉视频直播淒eadpool & Wolverine.香蕉视频直播� Not only is the filmmaking crew 香蕉视频直播� which includes returning screenwriters Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese 香蕉视频直播� responsible for bridging the worlds of the Avengers and the formerly Fox-owned X-Men for the first time, but many hope the film will recharge the MCU after it experienced rare box-office flops with last year香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播淎nt-Man and the Wasp: Quantamania香蕉视频直播� and 香蕉视频直播淭he Marvels.香蕉视频直播�
Levy香蕉视频直播檚 answer to the discourse surrounding the movie is to address it head-on via Deadpool香蕉视频直播檚 many fourth wall-shattering asides. Early on, the merc quips to Wolverine: 香蕉视频直播淲elcome to the MCU. You香蕉视频直播檙e joining at a bit of a low point.香蕉视频直播�
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Levy says he feels especially attached to the film香蕉视频直播檚 protagonists as both have Canadian origin stories 香蕉视频直播� Deadpool hails from Regina, while Wolverine was born in northern Alberta.
香蕉视频直播淲atch with your eyes peeled, because the nods to our homeland are everywhere. You香蕉视频直播檒l see the allegiance to Canada spread all over this movie,香蕉视频直播� he says.
But Levy says that more than anything, the film is a celebration of friendship.
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香蕉视频直播淪o you have the warmth of this friendship off-screen that eventually finds its way into the DNA of the movie. I think the warm-heartedness of the movie might be its most unexpected aspect, but it香蕉视频直播檚 the aspect that Ryan and Hugh and I are most proud of.香蕉视频直播�
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 24, 2024.
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press
